- Saturday, April 26, 2025
THOUSANDS of trucks were stranded at the busiest frontier crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Monday (15), Afghan officials said, days after border points were closed to trade in the latest row over document rules for commercial vehicle drivers. Crossings between the two countries have been temporarily shut down in…
Among the myriad clashes involving this year’s US presidential candidates, some of the harshest have featured Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley. Ramaswamy went so far as to hold up a sign at a debate calling Haley, the South Carolina former governor and UN ambassador, corrupt over her corporate work. She…
GLOBAL accounting giant PwC has modified its diversity initiatives in the US, revising some targets and scholarship eligibility criteria in response to legal changes and pressure from conservative groups, reported The Financial Times. The firm, with a workforce of 46,000 in the US, is reevaluating its diversity, equity, and inclusion…
IT is a truth universally acknowledged that a political leader with an election to fight must be in want of campaign advice. As Rishi Sunak embarks on the most challenging re-election campaign of any British prime minister in living memory, there is no shortage of pitches about the best spells…
A Turkish doctor, Dr Ogün Erşen, who specialises in weight loss “holidays” abroad, advised an undercover BBC reporter to gain weight to qualify for gastric sleeve surgery. Despite the reporter having a BMI within the healthy range of 24.4, Dr Erşen instructed her to “eat some snacks” to increase her…
A Tunisian man who stabbed and killed his 19-year-old British Indian girlfriend in 2022 has been given an indefinite hospital order by a UK court. Sabita Thanwani, an aspiring psychologist, was stabbed in the neck by 24-year-old Maher Maaroufe at her student accommodation in Clerkenwell, east London, on March 19,…
2023 turned out to be an excellent year for superstar Shah Rukh Khan as all his three releases – Pathaan, Jawan, and Dunki – emerged as massive blockbusters at the box office in India and abroad. The latest we hear is that after delivering three blockbusters in 2023, he is…
INDIAN and Chinese soldiers clashed at least two times in 2022 along their Himalayan frontier where they have been involved in a bitter standoff since 2020, according to new details that have emerged from the Indian Army’s gallantry award citations. The incidents involved hand-to-hand combat and came as New Delhi…
LONDON is underprepared for the heatwaves, flooding and rising sea levels it is forecast to experience in coming years, a report commissioned by Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday (17). The report, which was ordered after soaring temperatures, wildfires and floods all hit the capital in recent years, said a…
US rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has agreed to withdraw allegations of racism against drinks giant Diageo, the company said Tuesday (16) six months after ending their business link-up. In a statement, Diageo said Combs has withdrawn his lawsuit as part of a settlement with the London-based spirits firm and both…
